This is an unusual semi-biography. Famous People I Met -- Or Almost Met is not about the prestige of meeting or associating with the rich and famous It's about those connections that each and every one of us have throughout the world population, connections that tie us solidly into a rich, immense brotherhood of humans. We are all mentally bound into a small world of relatives and acquaintances. In actuality, and on close inspection, we are truthfully bound to the famous and creative in some manner or by some means that provides truth to the homily that we're all brothers and sisters together. The author is neither rich nor famous, but his life's story connects with a huge number of rich and famous people throughout the world by way of his connection to someone who has a connection to someone who is a world-shaker. Would you believe that the author is only one step away from Abraham Lincoln? Or to famous comedians, actors, musicians, politicians, even some of the infamous? More importantly, the author also invites inspection in your own life, to learn how you -- how everyone -- is surrounded by the rich and famous 80,395 words